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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 08, 1910
Page
4
The performance delivered artistic depth with strong humor as Eugene O'Brien starred beside Frank Connor the suitor who received a canee, while Jane May and Frances Comstock completed the ensemble, marking an enjoyable evening of theater.
Review of Alfred Sutro play The Builder of Bridges at the Colonial Theater with Kyrle Bellew as Edward Thursfield. Bellew delivers natural, lifelike performance and strong above all in the big scenes. De Witt C. Jennings and Ernest Stallard provide solid support while Gladys Hanson handles emotional demands with limited poise.
George Cohan’s burlesque on serious drama proves a roaring success at the Tremont. Raymond Hitchcock leads an capable company with Nora Zabelle and Scott Welch in a lively musical comedy praised for wit, clean humor, lavish costumes, and catchy numbers.
This week at the Columbia Theatre features the Washington Society Girls with a triple bill of two burlesques and a lively variety act. The program highlights five comedians plus a soubrette and a chorus of young performers. Burlesques include Theo and Schmulky and The New York Tombs with vaudeville numbers by Larry Smith and Mamie Champion and other acts. Wednesday hosts Raussmunsen versus Lundin in a Swedish heavyweight bout.
Waldron’s Casino Theatre crowded yesterday for two performances of The Green Sod Club a two act musical comedy burlesque. Roger Imhof leads with strong support from John A West Joe Milton Hugh L Conn Ned Norton Morris Lang May Shirk May Walsh Suzanne Corinne. Specialties by Imhof Norton May Walsh May Shirk Corinne. The alio features Ned Norton in monologue May Walsh and May Shirk in specialty Imhof and Corinne In a Strange Hotel John A West musical brownie and his Russian wolf Mullen and Corille acrobatic act and the Golden troupe of Russian dancers in native songs and dancing.
The Midnight Sons opened its second full month at the Shubert Theatre to enthusiastic demonstrations from a capacity audience. Strong talent and a deep cast deliver frequent new acts and standout performances beyond the expected numbers.
William Hodge delivers an earnest performance as the Indiana lawyer in The Man From Home. The Park Theatre enjoys nine weeks of strong patronage with no sign of waning audience interest.
Henrietta Crosman opened the second week in Boston performing Sham at Hollis Street Theatre last evening. Her polished modern style sparkles as she reveals the tricks of society folk through witty lines and well-timed acting.
David Belasco's production stars Frank Worthing and Jane Cowl among a cast of noted players as it begins its second week at the Majestic Theatre. The play promises a long evening of the pleasantest sort of entertainment.
The Boston Theatre ends its run of Ben Hur this Saturday night with no planned extension. The dramatic adaptation of Lew Wallace's novel closes after the final performance at 11:45 p.m. The production is described as magnificent and highly realistic.
The Scenic Temple drew full houses both afternoon and evening as a strong bill pleased audiences. Comedy juggler Edward George sparked merriment while Ira Wessner the tenor earned encores. The Bur rises offered 12 minutes of amusement and a sharp comedy sketch kept crowds roaring.
May Strehl leads the Howard Theater bill as part of the Broadway Gaiety Company. The program features Witty Pem, Yetta Peters, Amy Allvan, Lottie Williams, the Brown brothers, Antrim and Peters, Carleton and Terre, Ploetz Lorella acrobats, Anna Armstrong, May Ashton, the Tossing Marvos, Lemon Day, Manhattan Maids, Leonard and Alvin, the Gypsy Girl, and other notable acts. Manager Hunt commends the continuous show.
Boston venue Hub Theatre offers low prices for a week of vaudeville with Frank Bush headline Mae Nash and the Alpha Comedy Four for early week. The Merritt Sisters and William Dick head the late week program with moving pictures and illustrated songs.
The Gilchrist Company announces a week long 55th anniversary sale celebrating its founding in 1855 and the 10th anniversary of the Daylight Store. New stock replaces inventory, with decorated premises and hundreds of extra staff to handle crowds and offer special inducements across departments.
Flo Irwin and company perform George Ade satire Mrs Peckiams Carousel, polished by improvements. The Futurity Winner offers tabloid racing drama with lively mechanical scenes. Laddie Cliff returns from England with new songs and dances. Signor Mara-bini showcases ice carving in his Boston debut alongside Selma Braatz, Raymond and Caverley, McDevitt and Kelly, Wright and Dietrich, and others in a varied program.
The Grand Opera House presents Via Wireless this week a melodrama of romance and danger. A naval officer invents a gun and rescues the heroine and others from a sinking yacht by wireless telegraphy on stage. Adda Gleason stars as the heroine with Edmund Noraghan, William Jr. Killiott, and George Holt in supporting roles.
Bowdoin Square Theatre offers a moving picture vaudeville and travelogue bill. Ten acts led by Ixenney and Tallis, with Pritzkow and Blanchard and Wilcox and Gilmore, headline a varied program including acrobats, illusionists, Irish song and dance, aerial feats, and comic turns. The Pacific Slope travelogue and Ben Hur and Remember the Maine pictures also shown.
The Bowery Burlesquers entertain at the Gaiety with Ben Jansen aided by Eddie Fitzgerald and Jack Quinn. Tizzie Freligh carries leading roles including a courtroom scene where she explains her arrest, drawing notable audience attention.
The New Palace Theatre featured a circus with trained dogs cats and monkeys and a non riding male performer. The De Voie trio presented aerial acts on Roman rings, Sylvan and O’Ne— delivered a lively comedy in At the Seashore. Seymour and Allen performed a travesty skit, Jack Williams danced, and Rogers and Bumstead sang.
Advertisement offers Pyramid Pile Cure with a free mail sample upon sending name and address. It claims to relieve piles without surgery, reduces inflammation and itching, and suggests purchasing a 50 cent box from drug stores after trial.
A blank form invites readers to fill in name and address and mail to Pyramid Drug Company in Marshall Michigan. A free sample of Pyramid Pile Cure will be sent by mail in a plain wrapper.
The Parisian sketch Ma Gosse debuted in Boston at the American Music Hall drawing long applause. Gaston Silvestre and Mlleisonge Molion star with 20 supporting performers in a vivid underworld tableau. The Empire City Quartet and Royal Pelo Team provide musical and acrobatic levity amid dazzling stunts and comic acts.
The Globe Theatre opened the third week of St White to a large audience last evening. Willard Holcomb delivers a clever condensation of the novel preserving salient points and weaving a connected narrative. Vaughan Glaser Eva Courtenay and Leonora Bradley deliver strong performances in leading and dual roles.
The Theatre Comique features Jack Smith the student songster and Lillian Kelliher with illustrated songs. Motion pictures include At the Eleventh Hour Brittany Lassies Pierrot The Happy Turn and The Happenings of a Door making an entertaining program with no dull minute.
The second week of the new play Spitfire at Castle Square confirms strong audience reaction. Critics praise the dramatist, Craig’s scenic production, and the John Craig stock company's performance.
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